9 Reliability of measurements in medical research and clinical practice

Studies in Multidisciplinarity

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2005, Pages 147-163

  Downham, David Y ^a   Holmbäck, Anna Maria ^b   Lexell, Jan ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77956712823     PISSN: 15710831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-0831(06)80013-4     Document Type: Article

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